Paul Esling

Urban dweller, bike commuter, transit rider - #transit, #bikechi, #ebikes - building data-rich web mapping tools @CNT_tweets.

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Sometimes it's nice to take the shady route. The Chicago Tree Canopy is now on the Chicago Bike Routes app. #bikechi

https://t.co/aGXipbBwcq

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Good to hear: "the city has plans to narrow travel lanes to reduce driving speeds and repurpose excess space to better accommodate pedestrians, cyclists and transit users". https://t.co/reh7Vzj7nt

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Hi @Support, I'm trying to close Twitter by clicking on the X, but it is just reloading. I think you have a bug.

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

@Support, Hi. I'm trying to close Twitter by clicking on the X, but it is just reloading. I think you have a bug.

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

@Blake35390227 The app uses Mapbox Directions API for cycling. Mapbox. You just open up the Directions control and click or enter your origin and destination and you'll get a route. @Mapbox is a significant contributor to @OpenStreetMaps and I assume routes draw from OSM cycleway data.

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Sometimes it's nice to take the shady route. The Chicago Tree Canopy is now on the Chicago Bike Routes app. #bikechi

https://t.co/aGXipbBwcq

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

@TaiShabtai Great question. I added the source to the legend. It's from Google Environmental Insights (derived from high resolution imagery via AI).

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

The Augusta protected bike lane from Milwaukee to Western is just about finished. Only a couple of areas blocked off and some stretches without the concrete barriers. Very nice. #bikechi

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[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Lucky for me my #ebike has a throttle.

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

My kids love to ride their bikes on the 606 but we don't have a safe way to get to the 606. I know you have miles of low-stress bike routes planned @ChicagoDOT , but could you please add a 1.5 mile Hamlin Neighborhood Greenway, Milwaukee to the 606 to your plan? @35th_Ward?

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

The Kedzie protected bike lane, Diversey-Elston is complete; the Wellington greenway, Kedzie-Kimball is done; the Central Park bike lane, Fullerton-Armitage is done; the Armitage bike lane, Kedzie-Milwaukee is done. Is Augusta plb, Western-Elston done yet? Any others?

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

How does one nudge the generally unresponsive @ChicagoDOT to update the status of their 2023 Bikeway Installations at
https://t.co/dUPuvEPiUJ?

I found a few to be complete, but they still have a status of "Upcoming" on their Google Sheet.

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

If you know any to be complete #bikechi, please let me know and I will add them to the Chicago Bike Routes app. https://t.co/aGXipbC41Y

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Great article on bike routes,equity and attitudes toward biking in Chicago. #bikechi https://t.co/00DoXw5S7V

[Chris Kenyon @BoxbikeLondon]

Took a few photos in Amsterdam this weekend. 🧵

Teenagers laughing this hard is a sign young people feel safe. /1

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

People in [city_name] complain about how parking is hard to find, yet both of these vehicles pay the same amount for parking.

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Another ebike voucher program in a city that isn't Chicago. https://t.co/h8wgFZxyOT

[CNT @CNT_tweets]

#UrbanFlooding doesn't just impact property, it affects people. Communities of color in particular are hit harder by the effects.  
To learn more about these impacts, and how to prevent them, check out the Urban Flooding Baseline tool.  
https://t.co/tUiGAjGsrR

[Paul Esling @PaulEsling]

Some great stuff for Illinois - for those who bike, would like to bike, and who like to breathe cleaner air - from @RepKamBuckner

[Streetsblog USA @StreetsblogUSA]

Could Illinois be the next state to score an e-bike rebate? @Streetsblogchi explores. https://t.co/JHgPE5xhTl